Welcome to Ancona, Gateway to the East. The city and its ancient, cosmopolitan port have always been a bridge as well as a pivot between the East
Up until the mid-19th century, there were openings along the perimeter of the port connecting it to the city. These were called portelle; there were
The painted port is a contemporary monument, ahead of its time by nearly twenty years with its now iconic murals and street art. These works have
A port of places, people, and work; a port of monuments and rituals, faces, stories, and tradition; a port of identities, languages, perspectives,
Every night, the ritual of the auction plays out under the concrete bays designed by Gaetano Minnucci. At the top of the staircase, a
The Arch of Trajan, an icon for travellers on their way in and out of the city, is among the most important Roman remains in the Marche region, one
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